I HAVE A LAPTOP OF 256 MB RAM SIZE BUT WHEN I CHECK IN THE SYSTEM OF CONTROL PANEL , IT SHOWS ONLY 240 MB, HOW? and in the cmos setup ,it still shows 240 mb ram size only, why is it so ?
2007-01-04 01:14:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
because 16 mb is used by the video card check in BIOS .. or in the laptop manual .. if the video card is on board.. and certunaly it is .. :D
2007-01-04 01:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by FAQ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the case with every computer around. In fact, if you also check your hard drive size, you'll find that it too is slightly less than the advertised capacity.
The reason for this is because your computer sort of re-arranges the structure of your ram so that it is 100% compatible with that particular machine. (This is commonly called "Formatting") In this process, a few MB are typically lost. It's nothing to be worried about; its that way on every computer, for all forms of storage media (RAM chips, Flash chips, Hard Drives, etc).
2007-01-04 01:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by Chip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem, but many games require 256 of Ram so i can't play any game with 240 Ram. What i can't do? I need to buy another memory of Ram?
Thank you
2007-01-06 03:15:52 · answer #3 · answered by Russel D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your video card or your gpu is requiring more speed so there fore it needs more ram.You should upgrade the ram I have office 07 1 gig of ram and a amd sempron and it takes me about 2 sec to boot Microsoft word.Imagine I had your specs it would take forever.Your laptop is old buy a new one or upgrade the ram try 512 see if your laptop supports it.Check out crucial
2016-05-23 02:24:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the system itself uses some of the ram for running its programs and storying important files that makes the computer go. when you buy ram its always like 128, 256, 512, 1 gig and so on. they dont really make a 266, so when youve got a 256, 16 of it is system files. and the rest is yours. its not much... im on a laptop too. and i have never had a storage prob. . hope that helps!
2007-01-04 01:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my psp memory stick. Someone has probably said this already but some of it goes to the video card and some even go to the hard drive for some dumb reason. You cant change it. I would reccomend going to a bigger ram anyway. Thats a good choice.
2007-01-04 07:25:01 · answer #6 · answered by bkfraiders7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is no problem with u're laptop
there is always a 10 -16 mb reduction
to reserve in case of any system failure
2007-01-04 01:18:54 · answer #7 · answered by nate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have 16MB RAM that is used for the video card. This is typical in systems that have an integrated video card. Nothing to worry about.
2007-01-04 01:19:44 · answer #8 · answered by Gitix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've been told, a bit of memory is hidden and assigned to other operations by default.
2007-01-04 01:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by Drusillah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is normal, your computer shares memory with other devices. do a ctrl+alt+del go to the performance tab, it will give you more info.
email if more help needed.
2007-01-04 01:23:00 · answer #10 · answered by marco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋